Hpv Vaccine

Q: I've heard that the HPV vaccine is now being recommended for boys. Why? Does my 12-year-old son really need this? A: Yes, the quadrivalent HPV4 (brand name Gardasil) vaccine is now routinely recommended for all boys 11 to 12 years of age. It is a good idea for boys to receive the vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. This vaccine was developed to prevent cervical cancer in girls when they grow up to become women. But it's important for boys to get vaccinated against...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a large study of nearly a million girls in Denmark and Sweden, the human papillomavirus vaccine was not linked to short- or long-term health problems. The HPV vaccine, given in three doses over a period of six months to boys and girls around age 12, protects against infection by a virus that can cause cervical cancer. "There were not really any concerns before our study and no new ones after," Lisen Arnheim-DahlstrÃ m said. She led the study at...

While public health officials have been recommending since 2006 that preteen girls be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus, the percentage of teen girls in Illinois who received the prescribed dosage plunged last year, according to recently released federal estimates. What's more, the state in 2012 ranked 48th among all states, ahead of only Arkansas and Mississippi, in the percentage of teen girls who have received the three HPV vaccine doses, according to those...

While public health officials have been recommending since 2006 that preteen girls be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus, the percentage of teen girls in Illinois who received the prescribed dosage plunged last year, according to recently released federal estimates. What's more, the state in 2012 ranked 48th among all states, ahead of only Arkansas and Mississippi, in the percentage of teen girls who have received the three HPV vaccine doses, according to those...

If you could vaccinate your kids against cancer, wouldn't you do it? The answer may sound obvious. But we can vaccinate our kids against some vicious types of cancer -- and many parents are deliberately choosing not to. Why? Because the cancers involved -- of the cervix, head, neck, vagina, and penis -- can be caused by a sexually transmitted disease called human papillomavirus (HPV). And some parents have a better idea for how their kids can avoid that disease: sexual abstinence until...

By Yasmeen Abutaleb WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - Only slightly more than half of U.S. girls aged 13 to 17 had been vaccinated against a virus that can cause cervical and other cancers last year, and a top U.S. health official said on Thursday that more must be done to bring the rate up to the long-term goal of 80 percent. The vaccination rate to protect against human papillomavirus (HPV) was 53.8 percent last year for teen-age girls, just marginally higher than...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a large study of nearly a million girls in Denmark and Sweden, the human papillomavirus vaccine was not linked to short- or long-term health problems. The HPV vaccine, given in three doses over a period of six months to boys and girls around age 12, protects against infection by a virus that can cause cervical cancer. "There were not really any concerns before our study and no new ones after," Lisen Arnheim-DahlstrÃ m said. She led the study at...

Dear Amy: I am an 18-year-old senior in high school. I am about to graduate and go to college. Each time I go for a yearly checkup, my doctor suggests that I get the HPV vaccine. My mother, who is a little skittish, hems and haws and ultimately decides that, no, I should not get the vaccine. Her reasoning is that sex will wait until after marriage, so there is no risk of my getting HPV and therefore no need for the vaccination. I think that she is burying her head in the sand.

Dear Amy: I am an 18-year-old senior in high school. I am about to graduate and go to college. Each time I go for a yearly checkup, my doctor suggests that I get the HPV vaccine. My mother, who is a little skittish, hems and haws and ultimately decides that, no, I should not get the vaccine. Her reasoning is that sex will wait until after marriage, so there is no risk of my getting HPV and therefore no need for the vaccination. I think that she is burying her head in the sand.

March 19 (Reuters) - More parents of teen girls not yet fully vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which protects against cervical cancer, are intending to forgo the shots altogether - a trend driven by vaccine safety concerns, according to a U.S. report. Researchers, whose findings appeared in Pediatrics, found that about three-quarters of girls ages 13 to 17 were not up to date on their HPV vaccine series in 2010. And the proportion of parents...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've heard that the HPV vaccine is now being recommended for boys. Why? Does my 12-year-old son really need this? ANSWER: Yes, the quadrivalent HPV4 (brand name Gardasil) vaccine is now routinely recommended for all boys 11 to 12 years of age. It is a good idea for boys to receive the vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. This vaccine was first developed to prevent cervical cancer in girls when they grow up to become women. But...

* Eight countries to start pilot projects backed by GAVI * Cervical cancer HPV vaccines are made by Merck and GSK * Over 85 pct of cervical cancer deaths are in poor nations By Kate Kelland LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The GAVI global vaccines group is to help protect more than 180,000 girls in eight countries across Africa and Asia from cervical cancer by funding immunisation projects with vaccines from Merck and GlaxoSmithKline. The non-profit...

March 19 (Reuters) - More parents of teen girls not yet fully vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which protects against cervical cancer, are intending to forgo the shots altogether - a trend driven by vaccine safety concerns, according to a U.S. report. Researchers, whose findings appeared in Pediatrics, found that about three-quarters of girls ages 13 to 17 were not up to date on their HPV vaccine series in 2010. And the proportion of parents...

Oct 16 (Reuters) - Girls who had been vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) weren't more likely to get other sexually transmitted infections or to become pregnant, according to a U.S. study. This goes against worries on the part of some that getting the vaccine, which is supposed to ultimately help prevent cervical cancer, would encourage girls to become sexually active or engage in riskier sex than they otherwise would. "Some parents have...

Months before U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann blasted an HPV vaccine mandate as a "government injection" during a heated Republican presidential primary debate, a suburban Chicago school board voted quietly and unanimously to purge a vaccine recommendation from its policy. Officials in Plainfield-based Troy Community Consolidated School District 30-C were uneasy about advising students to get the vaccine, even though the federal Centers for Disease Control and...

Oct 16 (Reuters) - Girls who had been vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) weren't more likely to get other sexually transmitted infections or to become pregnant, according to a U.S. study. This goes against worries on the part of some that getting the vaccine, which is supposed to ultimately help prevent cervical cancer, would encourage girls to become sexually active or engage in riskier sex than they otherwise would. "Some parents have...